Candy-spinning machine.



PATNNTBD SEPT. 24', lN907.

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J. F. MAGRUDBR. CANDY SPINNING MAGHINB.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1907.

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J. P. MAGRUDER. CANDY SPINNING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1907.

` i 'PATENTED SEPT.. 24, 1907. J. P. MAGNUDER. CANDY SPINNING MACHINE.

' AVPPLIATION FIL-ED MAY 22. 1907.

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' JAMES FREDERICK MAGRDER, os'MEADvILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

oNDY-SPINNrN'G MACHINE.

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To 4all loko-mit 'may concern:v Beit known that I, JAMES. F.

Improvements in Candy-Spinning Machines, of which 'provements in candy lspinning machines, and it particularly has for its object to provide a machine adapted to form the materials used iiimanufacturing hard-boiled 4 candies, into at strips'oi desired widths and lengths, l such materials being previously mixedl and prepared in the usual way. e

My invention has particularly ior its object to provide -a machine for this purpose 'which is especially adapted for working the candy usedAas centers or inside porfao tions of chocolate chips and the like.' In such manufacturing, it is 'usually neessary'twspin 'out the desired ribbonor strips romthe warm, pliable batch by hand to as nearly correct thickness or widths-as practicable in hands of expert andy spinners. This is a ratherslow process, and hence my invention has also for its object to provide a machine'of the type men- 'tioned aforesaid in which the strips can be more quickly and uniformly cut and shaped to proper lengths and then cooled and broken apart to be 'ready to be dipped or coated A with chocolate or any other coating in any desired and approved manner.

Inits generic nature, the invention embodies a machine having a pair of receiving'rollers Whichact not' only as strip forming rollers', but also has feedingrollers for pulling the soft batch of material intothe machine from a suitable support mounted in the front of the machine.' From these rollers the strip is passed' from a seriesof longitudinal cutting knives which provide the strips with cuts that do not entirely sever'the sections .Y of strips from one another, but leave asuiiicient thick- `ness of material to hold the strip as an entity. -From these longitudinal cutters', the strip is passed through a transverse cutting mechanism which iorms a transverse `v out'similar'to the longitudinal cuts butnot passing entirely through vthe material. From these cutting mechanisms the strip is fed onto an endless apron which car- `ries the partially cut strips past a cooling blast where the strips are cooled and the material hardened'. As the material reaches the limit of its movement over the endless belt lit isacted upon by a rotary brush which breaks the strips from one'another into the desired sections along 'the-line oicut which has'been, produced by the`longitudinal and' transverse cutters, thus leaving the, hardened material in properA siz'e for forming the,

candy desired.

In'its 'more subordinate nature, theinvention also embodies certain noveldetails of construction,VA combination' Vand'arrangement oi parts, all ofwhich will be first described in detail, and then be specifically point- Specifioation of Letters Patent. lLlpllitmtion med my 2z, 1 907. serial No'. 375,018.

IMAGRUDER, residing at Meadville, in'the county of Crawford and State o f Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Patented Sept. v2.4, 1907.

Led out in the appended'claims, reference being had to the accompanyingd'rawings, in which,

l Flgure 1,' isa perspective View of the front o r entrant end oimy 1nachin`e, tl1ev endless conveyer and cooling mechanism being omitted. Fig. 2, is a view similar to Fig. 1, ofthe side and'rear of the cutting and vrolling mechanism, the endless belt being 'partial1yshown.. Fig. 3 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section ofthe.

" parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is :1t-transverse section on the Vline 4 4 of Fig. 3, the rolls 17 an`d15 being shown in elevation. Fig. 5, is'a similar view on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 3,"the'rolls 10 and 9 being shownin elevation.

rolls 6 and 3 being shown in elevation'. Fig. 7 ,isa diagrammatic view oi the entire apparatusin side eleva-v tion. Fig. 8, is an enlarged detail view of the rotary separating brush end of the apparatus', showing'the strip after passing through the cutting mechanism' and through the cooling and hardeningI devices.'

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'- Fig. 6, is a similar viewi'on the line 6 6 of Fig..3,..t 'he Referring now vto the accompanying drawings' inl which like letters and numerals of referenceindicate like parts in all of the gures, A. designates the initial forming' andcutting mechanism; B, the cooling and hardeningmechanism and C, designates theseparatingI or. parting breaking mechanism.

Referring now -more vparticularly to Figs. `1,'y 2,7-S,4, I

5, and 6 ofthe drawings, it will lbe noticed that the initial forming and -c'u'tting mechanism :Ay comprises a supporting irame-l in which is jou'r-naled a .mainshaft 2 which carries a frming and vfeeding roller.3

that `is provided with anges Saat its 'ends and intermediate the ilanges is provided with a series of short pins or teeth 3b, which serve tp pml the soft batch from the bridge or guide table .4, asshowrtI Above. theroller 3 the frame 1 is provided with-bearing, apertures 1 iny which a. series of adjustablevbearings 4 are mounted, and these bearingskl'L are adjusted by a turn screw 4b and alsocarry a shaft 5 upon which is mounted a presser roller 6 which coperates un'th the rollerj3- and is of such a length'as operate between the VIianges 3EL of the roller 3, as clearly shown in 1,l of the drawings. The shafts 2 v'and 5 are intergeared through `the medium of the pinions Pand-5 in suchmannertliat medium of the pulley 2b, the rollers 3 and/6: will be rotated accordingly, it being understood, that a loose pulley 2 may be provided on the shaft 2 for theusual purposes. I

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Mounted 'a suitable distance from the rollers `3 and v6 are rollers 9 and 10 whose shafts 1l and l2 respectively sof when power is imparted to the shaft 2 through the are mounted in a plane parallel to that containing the shafts 2 and 5. l The roller 9 is ofsmooth face, while theroller 10 carries the rotary longitudinal cutting or parting knives l()a which are spaced suitable intervals lapart, depending upon the'width ofthe strips to be cut; The shafts l1l and 12 are intergeared through pinions 11 and l2a respectively soA as to rotate at about the same speed', it being understood thatthe shafts 2 and 5 are also rotating at about thesame speed. The

pinions 11 and 2n are'als'o .intergeared through an idler 'pinion 13 mounted onthe side 'of-the frame l.

14` designates another shaft mounted in .bearings in the frame 1 which carries a roller 15 similar to the roller.

, 9 andv whichv cooperates with the' transverse cutting '.15 roller 17 that is mounted on the shaft 16 which is-'jonrnaled in'adju'stable ba'ringslS in the frame l1 of the i i machine, vlthe bearingslbeing adjusted by adjusting 'screws 18, as indicated. vThe cutting roller 17 carries .the horizontal cutting or partingk'nives 1-7a which are l20 adapted to cut the stripatghtangles'to the slitting knivesl0atli`ereinbefore-referred to. The' shafts 414 and l16, it should be stated, liev in a plane parallel to that containing the shafts 1l and'.1 2, and the shaft l12 .is mounted in adjustable bearings 12b in the frame l ofthe'machine and adjusted byadjus'ting screws 12, in 1a mannerlsimilar to the adjustments of the shafts 5 and` 16.' IThe endless belt2()l hereinbefore referred to, passesl overthe rollers 9 .and 15 between the cutting rollers' l() and .17. 'I he'gshafts 14 and' 16' are'intergearedthrongh -pinions 14 and 16 andthe gears 14@ and l16 are intergeared through the Aidler 'gear 19, as

-' rcl'early-shownyin Fign2,nofathe drawings.

f r 21 designates guards'lwhich': are secured vto-thebrackets 22 are vin turn' secured tp the frme'l and the guards 21 cooperate with thejiianges 3? of the rollers 3 in' keeping' the batch-of material in proper width 'and preventing its becoming` tangled up while it is passing through the rolling'and cutting mechansm.

i `The endless belt 20 passesunder a blowing apparatus 40 231W'hichforms the eooling'f'and hardening mechanism. LB hereinbefore referred tofand this air blast mechanism may 'consist' of an elongated :flat perforated tube,

through which the air is forced by any approved blowing means (not shown). -The cool air Iengaging the strip on the endless belt 20, serves to cool and harden the mav y 'dividing the strip as i,t passes from the shaping and feedterial sov that as the material `reaches the`idler roller 24 around which the endless belt 2O passes, the material will be in a thoroughly hardened and cooled condition.'A

At' this point it is engaged by. the rubber vbristles 235 of the rotary brush 26 which .'is mounted on the shaft l i 2'7 'that is lintergeared with'the shaft 24 of tlie'pulley4 24 through the medium-of the gears 241. and2`7i, Y'as shown, `the rotary brush 26-being so arrangedthat its bristleswill engage the strips 'just vas they leave the `belt pulley 2li-and separate the cut pieces entirely from each other and fallow themfto enter .the slideway28 o'r'otherconveyer which delivers them to the dipping machine or wherever desired.

lBriefly then, theoperation of my invention is as foli lows: The operator feeds the batch of material between the rollers 3 and 6 ,by hand and as the material `passes vbetween these rollers it will'be rolled outintothe desired .thickness or vwidth and then passes onto the endless belt, and is conveyed through the longitudinal `cutting mechanism and the transverse cutting mechanism which divides'the strip into longitudinal and transverse sections, and as before stated, the cutters are so arranged as to not cut entirely through the strips, thus leaving the material as a substantially integral structure. From the cutting mechanism' the strip is carried on the endless conveyer beneath the cooling mechanism B andfrom thence to thel severing brush C, as before stated, where the sections arebroken apart from one another by the rotary brush.r lt should be stated, that .the endless conveyer is of a suicient length to permit the material being cooled and hardened beforebeing separated by the rotary severing mechanism C.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingl drawings it is thought the complete construction, operation and many advantages of myI invention will lbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to whichthe invention appertains.

'Whatlclaimim' 1. An apparutusof the class delscribedycombining strip forming and shaping rollers with longitudinal cutting rollers and transverse cutting rollers, said longitudinal and transverse cutting' rollers ,arranged to partially cut the strip, together with an endless conveyer to'receive the longitudinal and transversely cut strip, means for coolingsald strip, and means for severing the cut sections V'after vthe strip has been coiled, substantially as shown and described. l

2. In a machine of the class described, a supporting 'i frame, a main drive shaft journuled in bearings in saidframe, 'a flanged feed and -shaplngnroller carried by said lshaft, a supplemental'shaping roller coperatingwith said flangedvv shaping rollenheld to occupy the space between Vand operable between the flanges thereof, means for intergearing' said`rollers, .adjustable bearings for said second roller, means yfor longitudinally parting the strip. as it passes from `the 'shaping and feeding rollers, menus for conveying the strip from the shaplngnnd feeding rollers V' to saldi-:longitudinally parting means, menus. for transversely parting the 'strip after 'it leaves the longitudinally ,parting means. said conveying means ,arranged to convey the .strip from said longltudinally'parting means to said transversely partlngmeans, and means for separating the parted sections of the'strip substantially ns shown and described'- 3. In a machine-ot the class described, a supporting j frame, Aa'main drive 'shaftyjournaled in bearings in said frame, a'iianged feed and shaping roller carried by suid shaft, a supplemental shaping roller cooperating with said 'hanged shaping roller and operable between the flanges thereof,.mel1ns for intergearing said rollers, adjustable bearings 'for said second` roller, means for longitudinally .'menns arranged to convey the s trip from said longitudi- *nallyparting meanstosald l transversely parting menus,

'sal lgngitudinaliy parting means including a smooth sur- 'facedrolle'rlmnd a'superimposedroller having *partingblades,i,.adjustable` bearings for the shaft of said superimposedy rollerga-cpolingmeans, said conveying means pass- 'ing under said cooling means" vandfconslsting of an endless conveyer belt, and`pulleys-nround which said conveyer belt 4. Ingnmachine'ptthe'class described, a supporting iframe, `afmain drive shaft j urnaled in bearings in` said trame, a flanged feed and s aping roller carried by said shaft, a supplemental shaping roller cooperating with said ,flanged shaping roller and operable between the flanges thereof, means for intergearlng said rollers, adjustable Vbearings for said second roller, means for longitudinally dividing the strip 'as it passes from the shaping and feeding rollers, means for conveying the strip from the shap-` ing'and feedingroilers to said longitudinally porting means, means .foitransversely parting the strip after it means arranged to convey the strip 4from said longitudinally parting means to said transversely parting means, said longitudinally parting meansincluding a smooth surfaced roller and a superimposed roller having panting blades, adjustable bearings for the shaft of said superimposed roller coolingmeans, said conveying means projected under said cooling means, and consisting of an ending knives,. and transversely parting rollersmounted in said frame, means for intel-gearing all of said'rollers, an

idler roller mounted between the shaping and feeding rollers and the cutting rollers, and endless belt passing around said idler roller, and through said'cutting rollers, a second roller around which said endless belt also takes; said first mentioned endless belt roller being mounted in -said frame andl one of said feed rollers `having teeth or pins, a cooling means held adjacent said endless belt under which the longitudinally and transversely partedstrip must pass, and means for severing the strip into its various parts after being cooled.

6. A machine of thel class described, comprising in combinatln with va pair of superimposed feeding and shaping rollers, a supporting frame therefor, a pair of superimposed longitudinally parting rollers mounted in said supporting frame, one of said rollers having longitudinally parting knives, and transversely parting rollers mounted in said frame, means for intergearing all of said rollers,

`an idler roller mounted between the shaping and feeding rollers and the cutting tollera-and endless belt passing around said idler roller, and through said cutting rollers, a second roller around which saidendless belt also takes, said rst mentioned endless belt roller being mounted` in said frame, andone of said feeding rollers having teeth or pins, a coolingr means held adjacent said endless belt uuder which the longitudinally and transversely parted strip must pass, means for severing the strip into its Ivarious parts after being cooled, said last named means comprising a rotary separating brush adapted 1Z0-engage said strip as it leaves the endless conveyer substantially as shown and described.

7. The combination with the feed and forming` rollers, the longitudinally parting rollers andthe transverse part ing rollers, of a cooling means and a strip section separating means, substantially as shown and described.

8. The combination with the successively arranged feeding and forming rollers, longitudinal parting rollers and y transverse parting rollers, a cooling means and a strip section separating means, of ,means .for conveying the matcrial'through said rollers and to said cooling and sepa- 

